Do you need a nutrition certification as a personal trainer? + Q&A No.162

The Personal Trainer Mentor Academy Podcast

This week we dig into some awesome questions from the team.

Covering what resources to have and why for your clients. Do you need a nutrition certification as a personal trainer? and loads more.

Specific questions below;

• In particular women 40+/Peri onwards and how to handle advice on increasing protein, lower carbs (if she would advise this)
• What are the key things that my clients should know when starting out with me and what is the best way to present that information in a way that is easy to digest?
• What is the main part of your job which gives you the most satisfaction
• When do you start feeling like a good coach?
• I feel like my clients are utilising the videos & handbooks that I've created in our group for them - I know that them using these things will help them, but how can I encourage this more without being annoying/putting them off?
• Whats your take on the typical career path of PT > Gym owner. Having went down the mentorship path yourselves what do you see as other routes of progression for PT's for when they get a bit grey, the unsociable hours are taking their toll and they want to progress. (thats not be saying any of you are old and grey btw 😉) You don't see many 'older' PT's - where do they all go 😂
• Favourite lift?
• What’s the best software for delivering educational content in a drip form e.g. loom?
• Any tips for talking at events...
• I can spend hours making the perfect schedule. But how do I get the cojones to stick to it?
• I want to launch another 6 week programme early next year is January to early for an intake? Shall I wait till Feb?
• My clients don't really do check ins. Is it worth making check ins tailored to each person or am I making more work for myself?
• How much of your social media content is planned vs spontaneous?
• How best to find the balance between being supportive and understanding, but also applying appropriate pressure on clients to be accountable to their goals?
• Worst client you've ever had? Mine was so stubborn and refused to listen to me about leg press ROM (and about anything else really). Another PT approached me and commented how mean I was making him do partials... we were not doing partials. Safe to say we parted ways after that
• What types of results or improvements have your students typically seen after working with you